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From SciFi.com:Hugo Nominees AnnouncedThe nominations for this year's Hugo awards and the John W. Campbell award for Best New Writer have been announced. The awards will be given out at L.A.con IV, the 64th World Science Fiction Convention, which is being held in Anaheim, Calif. from Aug. 23 to Aug. 27, 2006. A complete list of nominees follows.Novel: Accelerando by Charles Stross, A Feast for Crows by George R. R. Martin, Learning the World by Ken MacLeod, Old Man's War by John Scalzi, Spin by Robert Charles WilsonMy pick: Accelerando by Charles Stross. Great novel. Novella: "Burn" by James Patrick Kelly, "Identity Theft" by Robert J. Sawyer, "Inside Job" by Connie Willis, "The Little Goddess" by Ian McDonald, "Magic for Beginners" by Kelly LinkHm... Not sure here. Probably Inside Job. Novelette: "The Calorie Man" by Paolo Bacigalupi, "I, Robot" by Cory Doctorow, "The King of Where-I-Go" by Howard Waldrop, "TelePresence" by Michael A. Burstein, "Two Hearts" by Peter S. Beagle Haven't read any of these.

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